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CVE-2017-2834

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2834 is a code execution vulnerability affecting FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11 and various Debian Linux distributions. A specially crafted server response can trigger an out-of-bounds write during authentication, leading to an exploitable condition. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker compromising the server or via a man-in-the-middle attack, potentially resulting in limited confidentiality, integrity, and high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.3
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0183 is in the 34th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: freerdp
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: freerdp

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-2834Moderate

freerdp: Out-of-bounds write in license_recv()

Jul 24, 2017

References

debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3923
Third Party Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0336
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99942
Broken Link